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319 



[Keniailcs on the Breeding of Bennett's 

 Cassowary iu the Society's Gardens.] 

 Froe. Zool. Soc. London, 1864, p. 271. 

 TJemarks on Bennett s Cassowary (Casnariuf: 

 hennettii) breeding in the Zoological Society's Gar- 

 dens, and exhibition of the skeleton of the origi- 

 nal typical example of this species. 



(See also Proc. Zool. Soc. liondon, 18G3, p. 

 518.) 



320 



Characters of three new American Par- 

 rots. 



Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1864, pp. 297,298, 



pi. xxiv. 

 Conurns rhodogaster, Natt. MS., Brotogerys 

 chrpsosema, Natt. MS., and Chrysotis flnschi are 

 described. Conurus rhodogaster is figured. 



321 

 Note on the Geographical Distrihution 

 of the Uucks of the genus Dendrocygna. 

 * Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1864, pp. 299-301. 

 The geographical distribution of the species of 

 the genus Dendrocygna is given, and remarks 

 made upon them. 



(See also Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1864, p. 

 189; 1866, p. 148.) 



322 

 Notes on a collection of Birds from the 

 Isthmus of Panama. By P. L. Sclater and 

 Osbert Salvin. 



Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1864, pp. 342-U73, 



pi. XXX. 



An annotated list of 272 species collected by 

 Mr. James M'Leannan on the Isthmus of Panama. 

 Tlio following species arc described as new : Cas- 

 siculii.s microrhynchus, ilyririeciza immaculata, 

 Vamptostoma flaviventre and (Jonunia ocularis. 

 Eucometis cassinii is figured. 



323 

 [Announcement of Mr. James Thomp- 

 son's return from Calcutta with a valu- 

 able collection of animals.] 



Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1864, pp. 373, 374. 



[Notice of additions to the Menagerie.] 



Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1864, pp. 374, 375. 



325 

 [Exhibition of a series of specimens of 

 birds' eggs collected in the vicinity of 

 Barrackpore and presented to the Soci- 

 ety by Lieut. R. C. Beavan, with notes 

 on their nesting habits.] 



Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1864, p. 375. 

 A list of 24 species is given, with notes by Lieu- 

 tenant Beavan on their nesting habits. 



Description of a new 8j)ecies of Duck 

 from Madagascar. 



Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1864, pp. 487, 488, pi. 

 xxxiv. 



Anas melleri is described and figured. 



[On some additions to the Menagerie.] 

 Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1864, p. 587. 



328 



Descriptions of seven new species of 

 Birds discovered by the late Dr. John 

 Natterer in Brazil. 



Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1864, pp. 605-611, pis. 

 xxxvii-xxxix. 



The new genus Liosceles (figured in text) is 

 proposed and the following speiies are described: 

 Oranatellus iiclu-liii, Ttiiiagra ot(vni((, Natt. ]\IS., 

 Spermd'phila pileata (Natt. IMS.), J'ddSpiza nxy- 

 rhgnclia (Natt. ISIS.), Hypocnemin jlavescen.t (Natt. 

 !MS.), J'teriiptocliustlioracieiisaud I'ipra iiattcrcri. 

 The three known sitecies of Granatellns are diag- 

 nosed, and figures are given of O ranatellus pel- 

 zelni, O. vennstus, Pteroptochus thuracicus and 

 Pipra nattereri. 



329 



Note on the Quadrumana living in the 

 Society's Menagerie. 



Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1864, pp. 7(i9-712, pis. 



xl, sli. 

 A systematic list of the species of Quadrumana 

 living in the Zoological Society's Menagerie, with 

 notes upon the following: Macacus spedosus, AI. 

 cyclopis, Galago garnetti and O. crassicavdata. 

 Galago garnetti and Pithecia satanas are figured. 



330 

 Note on the Caprimulgine genus Cosme- 

 tornis. . ) 



Ibis, 1864, pp. 114, 115, pi. ii. 

 Notes on Cosmetornis vexillarius and C. burtoni, 

 of which the former is figured. 



331 

 On the Birds of the Comoro Islands. 



Ibis, 1864, pp. 292-301, pi. vii. 

 General remarks on the Comoro Islands and an 

 annotated list of 23 species of birds. Accirnter 

 franccsi is figured. 



332 ' 



On the Rapacious Birds collected by 

 the late Dr. Dickinson in the Zambesi 

 Region. 



Ibis, 1864, pp. 301-307, pi. viii. ' 



A list of 22 species, with remarks upon them. 

 Falco dichinsoni is figured. 



333 



On a new species of Tetragonops. 



Ibis, 1864, pp. 371, 372, pi. x. 

 Tetragonops frantzii is described and figiu-ed. 



334 

 Note on the Great Auk, 



Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 3, XIV, p. 320 



(1864). 

 Note calling attention to the existence of speci- 

 mens of the skins and eggs of the great auk 

 omitted from Mr. Chanipley's list. (Ann. and 

 Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 3, XIV, p. 235.) 



335 

 The Mammals of Madagascar. 



Quart. Journ. Sci., London, 1, pp. 213-219, 

 pi. ii (1864). 

 A summarj- view of the mammal fauna of Mad- 

 agascar and arguments, from the evidence thus 

 adduced, as to the former connection of this island 

 with the continents of Africa, Asia and America, 

 and its present position in zoological geography. 

 The name Lemuria is proposed for this supposed 

 submerged continent. A plate of the typical 

 mammals of Madagascar is subjoined. 



